Case Report
Pulmonary Talcosis as a Result of Massive Aspiration of Baby Powder
Abstract
IN 1954 Cless and Anger1 reported a fatal case of massive aspiration of baby powder. In 1962 Molnar and associates2 added to the literature another instance, and in 1963 Jenkins3 reported a third case in which death resulted shortly after aspiration. Hughes and Kalmer,4 in 1966, recorded survival of an infant in whom recovery was associated with administration of dexamethasone; this patient was asymptomatic, with a normal chest film, two weeks after the acute episode. The purpose of this paper is to record progressive inflammatory disease of the lung as a sequel to massive aspiration of baby powder.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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